ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE - Pharos University in Alexandria

Islamic architecture and the environment :
General:
Islamic architecture and urban planning in old Islamic cities coped with the
environmental constraints in various areas and different climates and turned
them into constructive design tools.
The environmental strategies behind the design of the following
selected examples ranging in scale from the region, to the city, the
house, the garden, and the single architectural element explores the
social, cultural, symbolic, and psychological dimensions of
environmental design as developed over time to enrich the Islamic
architecture attributes.
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